After a series of bargaining, on December 17, 1891, the anti-French alliance finally reached an agreement and signed the "Draft Disposal against France".

At this point, the spoils-sharing meeting was almost completed. Just ask the French to sign at the Vienna meeting and determine its legitimacy.

Although the anti-French alliance countries had agreed in advance, being able to reach a preliminary agreement in less than two months is still a reflection of efficiency.

After receiving the signed treaty, Franz was very suspicious that everyone was so fast to go home for Christmas as soon as possible.

The "draft" is indeed a "draft". Except for the agreement on the big framework, the specific details are basically blank, and even many clauses are ambiguous.

For example: the territory that slaughtered France has only one place name, and the specific boundary line is not reflected in the treaty.

It seems very clear, but in fact there is a huge gap. In the thousands of years of history of Europe, the area under the jurisdiction of the same place name is not static. The specific period shall prevail, and there is no clear agreement in the treaty.

As a vested interest, this is obviously a good thing for Austria. No clear agreement means that there can be greater room for circumference, and a slight shift and change of boundary lines is not a problem.

The boundary line is unclear and the amount of compensation is also not fixed. It only stipulates the distribution ratio of each country, and the specific details can be discussed.

No matter what, I have to leave something for Vienna and the Association and listen to the opinions of various countries, otherwise I will not be able to perform the show.

The content of the treaty is as follows:

Territorial

Austria took back the Principality of Lorraine, the province of Alsace, and part of the Burgundy Kingdom (Franche-Conte Region), with a total of about 47,000 square kilometers;

The Flanderber country and the Artouvab country (the northern Calais Strait region) were allocated to Belgium, with an area of ​​about 12,000 square kilometers;

The Principality of Savoy (Hern Savoy, Savoy) was allocated to Switzerland with an area of ​​about 10,300 square kilometers;

Some areas of Provence were allocated to the Kingdom of Sardinia, with an area of ​​about 30,000 square kilometers;

Corsica is allocated to Tuscany with an area of ​​about 8,682 square kilometers;

Spain took back the Lusillon area, with an area of ​​about 24,000 square kilometers;

Andorra is independent (468 square kilometers), and Monaco restores its original territory (20 square kilometers).

War reparations

Austria is 33.4%, Russian Empire is 20%, German Federation is 25.5%, Belgium is 15.5%, Spain is 0.3%, Switzerland is 0.2%, and all Italian states are divided into 4.5%, Montenegro, Greece and Armenia each take 0.2%.

France needs to pay a total of 50 billion to 80 billion Aegis (specific figures are determined at the Vienna meeting). Countries have formed joint banks to provide loans to the French government to pay compensation, with monthly interest of 5/1000 and repay principal and interest in 99 years.

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Although Austria has worked hard, it has not been able to completely separate France. Even driving the French out of the Mediterranean has not been able to do so.

It is not that you can’t do it, but that you can’t do it. It’s okay to cede land if you lose a war, but cede land must be limited, and it’s best to have a legal basis.

As a substantial continental overlord, Austria has become the biggest beneficiary under the rules system, so it is naturally necessary to maintain the rules of the game.

In this context, the division of France and Austria is under the banner of regaining lost land, and the land obtained is also the hometown of Shenluo.

This statement is indeed a bit far-fetched, but it is better to have a legal basis than not. In addition, the fist is big enough, so it is barely legal.

In contrast, the land distributed to the allies is less particular. Except for Spain's barely finding historical support, everything else can be considered as a defeat and cede land.

It’s not that Franz is unwilling to give more, but the problem is that the allies are limited in size. If they force them to, they may choke to death.

Moreover, the distribution of interests must also be fair and must be able to convince the public. If you pass the line, the prestige that Austria has finally established will be gone.

If you carefully study the profit distribution plan, you will know that the treaty is full of compromise. Except for the Russians' reparations, the rest are based on their respective contributions.

For example: Spain fought soy sauce on the battlefield, and in addition to the agreed in advance, the war compensation received was only symbolic.

Belgium suffered heavy losses in the war and made considerable contributions, and received a lot of territory and compensation.

The German Federation, which also made significant contributions, received a share of the war reparations second only to Austria because it did not receive territorial compensation.

The Kingdom of Sardinia seems to have obtained a lot of territory, but in fact it is also based on the premise that the Principality of Savoy was assigned to Switzerland and has a compensatory nature.

Moreover, these benefits are not something that their family can eat, and they must be divided into other Italian countries later.

This is the result of Austria's intentional care. Otherwise, the Italian state, which had limited contributions to the anti-French war, would be good enough to be independent. What other bicycles would you like?

This can be regarded as a model of emulating the British's nail-burying tactics. It is estimated that the relationship between the Kingdom of Sardinia and Switzerland will not be better in the future, and there is a high probability that the relationship with other states will not be better.

Putting down the treaty text, Franz asked in confusion: "Why is there no content about the colonial allocation?"

It’s not that Franz made a fuss. As the third colonial empire in the world, there were many French colonies, including high-quality assets. Logically speaking, it should be something that everyone is competing for, but it is not mentioned in the draft now.

Wesenberg explained: "Your Majesty, the colony issue has indeed been discussed, but everyone is willing but unable.

Belgium was busy with post-war reconstruction and had no extra energy to manage the colonies; Spain also had to fight for the Philippines and did not bother to compete for the colonies.

Originally, the Russians wanted to get French Indochina, but unfortunately the British were eyeing them. We could not compete with the British in the Far East, and even worse, the Russians were not.

The remaining countries are almost the same. Due to their national strength, even if the colonial interests were determined at the meeting, they were not able to defend them, so they simply put this part of the content on their own."

The German Federation was not mentioned, because the German-Austrian merger was already in progress. Now, just to set off the image of Austria, the German Federation was alone in the distribution of interests after the war.

Otherwise, Austria will take too much, which will easily cause everyone's mental imbalance.

In fact, people are already feeling unbalanced now. Otherwise, there would be no problem of "shelfing" colonial distribution.

The most plump "French Africa" ​​was swallowed by Austria, and the remaining French colonies were scattered all over the world, with their own particularities and were not something that everyone could peek at.

Since you can't get it, you will naturally be out of sight. If your allies do not participate in the colonial distribution, Austria naturally cannot force everyone to endorse it.

Franz nodded: "Since they are unwilling to participate, we will solve the colonial problem ourselves.

In addition to the French Africa that has been taken, we must also get the French colonial islands overseas and the French American part as much as possible.

As for the French Indochina Peninsula, we don’t have time to worry about it. If the British want it, give it to them, we can’t stop it anyway.

These are all small problems, and the real trouble is France's debt problem.

The French cannot afford the final war reparations, whether it is 50 billion or 80 billion, and debt defaults will inevitably occur.

These issues must be considered, once the French defaults, what measures should we take and what measures can we take, it is best to make clear agreements in the treaty."

If it is tens of billions of francs, the French government will probably grit its teeth and get it all together. Unfortunately, what the anti-French alliance wants is the Aegis.

Even if it is 50 billion ASUS, it will be 183,000 tons of gold according to the minimum standard, and it may not be able to collect it if sold to France.

Not only can the principal be paid, but the interest cannot be paid. Calculated at 5% of the monthly interest rate, the monthly interest rate is 250 million ASUS.

Not to mention the French, even Austria, the one who sealed the Aegis, could not afford this debt.

It doesn't matter if you can't pay it back, Franz was not ready to let the French pay it back. With this debt being suppressed, Austria had enough reason to ban the French from developing arms.

In fact, the original French plan to restrict Germany was not wrong, but when it was implemented, it made a mistake, but instead it killed himself.

Prime Minister Carl reminded: "Your Majesty, the amount of this debt is too huge, and it is impossible for the French to pay it back.

Even if the Paris government is willing to agree, the French people will object. Once all the French people boycott us, we may not only not get compensation, but also continue to pay military expenses.

For the benefit of the empire, it is best to set a compensation amount within their scope of tolerance. It can not only limit the development of France, but also avoid public opinion pressure."

If you can't pay it back, you won't pay it back. It's no longer news to betray the debt. If you really get too anxious, France will probably enter a long-term anarchy, and then there will be guerrillas all over the mountains.

This is the European continent, and many extreme measures cannot be used. If the worst happens, Austria is actually powerless.

The so-called military control of France is actually a redundant and practical significance in intimidation. The anti-French alliance is strong, but if there is no return, no one is willing to accompany Austria to go crazy.

Franz nodded: "The Prime Minister is right, the French really cannot afford the compensation. If you are too impatient, it will be unsightly.

However, this amount of compensation was passed by the Anti-French Alliance Conference, which means that most of our allies recognize this number and we can't change it easily.

The Vienna peace meeting will begin in two months. At that time, it will be thrown into the meeting to discuss, so that the French can find ways to convince countries to reduce the amount of compensation.

As long as the French government is willing to disband the army and ensure that it does not develop its military equipment, we will not make things difficult for them on the issue of compensation."

Frankly speaking, Franz never thought that such a huge amount of compensation could be passed at an internal meeting of the Anti-French League.

According to the prior plan, as long as the French were able to bear the compensation of 3 billion ASCH, Franz was satisfied.

It’s not that there are too many, it’s meaningless. France, which lost its overseas colonies and was baptized by war, has long been no longer the wealthy French Empire.

The monthly interest rate of 3 billion ASUS is 15 million. To collect the monthly compensation, the new French government not only needs to disband the army, but also save money.

The huge compensation was raised in order to make the allies opposed, to be precise, to induce the Russians to oppose them and let the Russians stand against the opposite of Western, Rui, Bi, Sa and other countries.

However, the plan did not change quickly. I don’t know if it was the Russians who discovered this plan or were tempted by the huge amount of compensation. In short, the Russian representative did not jump out to object.

No one objected, and Austria could not object on its own. Added together the losses brought by all parties, and then the astronomical compensation would come out.

Fortunately, this is just a draft and there is room for revision. If a formal treaty is signed, it is forcing the French government to pretend to be dead.

Similar cases also happened in the original time and space. After World War I, the French offered compensation of 6,000 to 800 billion Jinmaks to the Germans, and then they were cut to 132 billion Jinmaks.

Finally, he found that the defeated Germans could not afford the compensation. In order to allow the Germans to pay the compensation, the Allies developed a brainless industrial product debt repayment method.

Not only did it save the industry for the enemy, it also allowed German manufacturing to enter the British and French colonies through compensation. The capital consortium took the opportunity to make a fortune, and the sequelae brought by the domestic economic depression and no one invested in manufacturing.

With such a precedent, Franz is naturally very alert and always reminds himself that compensation is just a means to suppress the enemy, not the ultimate goal.
Chapter completed!